=--4hood ton Che ou YEAR 78 -NO, 14. ty KINGSTON, ONTARIO WEDN ESpAY, . British Ahi ig JANUARY 18, 1911. LAST, EDITION ~~ RATES HIGHER On the C. P. R. Than They Should Be. SO MACLEAN STATES =: HON, G. PF. GRAHAM WITH HIM, And Says the CPR. is Under the Jurisdiction of the Railway Com-| mission--Enormous Growth Maritime Fishing Industry. Jan, 18.~There was interesting and lengthy bate in the house yesterday, relative to railways and several expressions of opinions as to the rate they charge and what rights they have Mr. Maclean, M.P., spoke at siderable length, but his remarks in 'the briefest tabloid form, meant that he thought the C.P.R. rates on sleep ers, in dining ears, and on freights, were higher than they shoild be. he was also of opinion, that an account oa oid + wgreement entered into with Ct away back in the eighties ok a not come under the jurisdic tion of the Dominion Board of Rail way Commissioners to the extent that other railways do. Mr. Graham, minister and canals, did not agree He maintained that the C.P an © Ottawa, ceodingly de con of rgilwavs with ths R. was «0 der the jurisdiction of the commission | Capadian | just the same any other railway. and were bound to do they told them to do. The enormous growth of the f{ ies industry of the Canadian Maritime provinces during the last borty vears is shown by a return which was tah led and moved for by Clarence Jame son, of Dighy, The value of the cateh by Canadian fishermen in 1909-10 wis $11,887,890, In 1870 the total catéh was 33,905,702. There has heen less in crease in he eateh of cod than in any other class of fish. There is not much more cod taken to-day there was forty vears ago. The Printing Bureau = cygguiry wv proceeded in the | committee on public accounts with J. 0. Patenande, former assistant to Gouldthrite, who suicided; as firet witness. Me, Northeup, M.P., of Bellevills asked 5 number of guestiony regarding the large number of city directories and almanneks hought hy the govern- ment--i59 almanacks, 43 directories of Quebec, and 70 French-English diction aries. All he could say was that they were requisitioned for. It did dot oc. cur to him that the procedure was careless. Mr. Patenaude said he knew that high prices were being paid and very expenkive paper went to peniten- tiaries. The goverameni knew the amount of *stock on hand each vear. Personally he had believed Gould. thriteo honest: i George 8S. Hutchinson of the sta- tionaty branch, said he had noticed more and more supplies being brought from t Fnited States, but he had not known of the wrongdoing until last summer. what wher very than as Broken Hil Mines Resume Work. Melbourne, Jun. 18.-The Broken Hill Proprietary mine is about to. re sume work after a stoppage of two years due to the unfavorable condi- tion imposed by the labor unions af- ter 'the last big strike. The mine normally employs over 4 thousand men. -- adil DAILY MEMORANDA. Hockey, § pm. ville : 14th Frontenaes vs. Belle Band at Palace Rink to-night. Bana, ni Stadium Kink LO-MOrrow ur Frontenac No. 58, Thursday, at § p.m Kingston Presbytery, 2 ers Churels. LOF, meets pom, Chalm- DISAGREES | | of | -- DEFENDS NATIONALISTS. Says They Never ~ Appeal Race fo Prejudices. to Quebec, Jan. 15.-With a stinging i on the government by ---- on Patlioment of Jus Lavergne, the debate | spe h from the throne came to an end In the in the provine inl legislature last night. West Australia. of the attack on nationalists i BILL RAISED THE IRE that the nationalists had always re «l the Protestant minority in the OF LABORITES, WHO OBSTRUCT- ED PASSAGE. Spe Wing by Dr. Finnie, { province of Quebec. He defied any wr of the house io prove that the nalists had ever made any ap prejudices or religious vilest of appeals to race nd religious hatred had been made | he said, during the Nt. John bye-elec- | tion, and pamphlets had been circula | todd to the knowledge of the Hon, Mr. | | MacKenzie, provincial treasurer. Rising to 4 point of order, Mr. Ma kenzie denied that he had any knowl | of the pamphlei referred to. Mr. | { pe iis to race P hatred. The | Canada's 'Decision in Favor of a New Zealand Trans-Pacific Mail Service is Not . Pleasing to the| Australian Federal Ministers. appeared in the house for | Melbourne, dan. 18, Z Extraordinary the first He entered during the scenes roarked the progress of the re- debate, he took his seat there distribution of seats bill, introduced was no demonstration or applause, in the state parliament of West Aus- ' te tralia. The' measure gained the hos- | tility of the labor members in the house, and they resorted to obstruc- Vife to (tionist tactics in order to delay. its a Wall, | passage for twenty-nine hours, and, Mass., Jan, 18. James WH. kept the house sitting, delivering Asbury, whose starving speech after speech, until from physi- was discovered chuined toa ©al exhaustion they were obliged to police of this city, was give up. During the progress of the , yesterday, by a jury in "itting six members of the labor par- criminal court on four t¥ were epcied. comnte of assault and battery upon | One of the laborites showed fight, his wife, Margaret Taylor, a Canadian, and the services of the police Were re- and on charges of keeping snd distri- quisitioned to remove him from the buting cocaine, and-of earrving a load. chamber. ! ed revolver. He was sentenced Finally the labor party withdrew term in the state prison at Charles: from the house in a body, and pro of not more than eight nor less gress having been made with the re- six years distribution bill, the assembly arose. ai The bill will" be carried into law, in Electric Smelting Plant. spite of the opposition of thé labor Ottawn, Jan. 15.--American membery imi { Fnglish capital has been interested in The decision of the government | the establishment of an electric smelt. Canada in favor. of a New Zealand | ing plant at Chats Falls, on the Ot: rect trans-Pacifie mai service is not [tawa River, about twenty miles west pleasing to the federal ministers, who | of Ottawa, and active work prepara. do not yet see their way to make con- tory to the erection of the plant will vessions in order to fall in with the begin early in the spring. The sur views of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the rounding country on the Quebec wide Premier "of New Zealand. A Melbourne: is rich in iron ore, the only difficulty Swh Francisco service is spdken of in being that of transportation. It ig "SOme quarters, but so far no definite proposed to build an electric line from Hops have been taken. the falls to the mines. There is ap The Melbourne Trades Council is eri- enormous nmount of water power ticising severely the minister of de awaiting development at Chats Falls, fence, Hom. Mr, Pearce, because of the and the spot is looked upon as sl. ¢0st of the cruisers now building in most ideal for electric suniting pur. | England being increased by the sum poses. fof £100,000 each. The council declares {this increase looks like jobbery in the | interests of somebody in Great Britain, "Hon. Mr, Pearce disclaims responsibil- Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 17.--When ity in n eaustic reply, which he has Adam Long, a wealthy grocer whe forwarded fo the labor party. died here recently leaving ans estate . | valued at '€1,000,000, drew up his will : oN. | he forizot to sign it. The will was fil- DEATH OF DR. JOHNSON. ed for probate to-day and attorneys say it will stand. : There were two witnesses to the making of the document and the first paragraph read : 'I Adam Long," ete. I'he signatures of the witnesses and Mr. Long' 8 name are believed to vali- date the will. Practically the entire estate was divided among five chil. dren. igo Hourassa time. and as A BRUTE GOES TO PRISON For Chaining His Cénadian \ Boston, Favior, i white wife {wall by the Hound guilt the = supreme alias to a town, {than and of Forgot te Sign Will He Was the Man Who Advocated the National Policy. rr} Halifax, N.8S., Jan. 15.-Dr. George! Johnson, ex-dominion statistician, died at his home, Grand Pre, this morn- ing, after an illness . of two months from acute indigestion. Dr. Johnson began his career as edi- tor of "the Halifax Reporter. He achieved his distinction through his advocacy of the national policy for Canada with. protection as the main principle. In 1886 he' was appointed chief census commissioner for Nova Scotia, and was appointed dominion statistican in the later eighties. He retired from active work at Ottawa in 1904, since which time he had lived on his farm at Grand Pre. MANUEL | Is 5 TO M/ MARRY. Bride May be. Beautiful Princess AlN u Fife. | Edinburgh, Jan Reports are curr! here Wat Kin Manuel, of Portugal, is soon to marry Princess Alexandru of Fife, forget Gaby Deslys the dancer, who Jured him to_ ruin, | take a honeymoon tour of Canada and | the United States, and then retire to! the Fife estates and live on a pension to be granted him by Portugal as its only living specimen of a king, and] to add to his fortunes some of the | Medicine vs. Politics. John, N.B., Jan. 17.<At a busi-| ness meeting of his prominent support- ert in King's county, yesterday, Dr. MoAllister, M.P., for King's-Albert, an- noumeed his wish to retire at the end of his parliamentary term. He was en- titely in accord with the liberal party, but preferred the practice of medicine to the game of politics St. Watching for Nesbitt, Jan, 185. Winnipeg palice are watching all trains closely for Dr. Beattie Nesbitt. HW is helieved here, though that he crossed the border at the Canadian Soo. Winnipeg, The monthly meeting of the Men's As- sociation of St. James' church will be held, Thursday evening, at eight o'clock, when Rev. J. O. Crisp will de- liver a lecture on "A Trip To Switser- tan: Duke of File's money which he would SA Definitition Hugh Chalmers started his business career as office hoy with the National Cash / Register Company. and stamping letters, however, he hid his eyes bpen, and was learning things about the cash register business He made such good use of : his time that when he: left that concern three or four years ago he was & drawing a salary of $72,000 a year : It is reported that in the automobile business, which he then went into, his share of the first year's profits amounted to $250,000. And he made it véry largely through advertising. He should know, therefore, something about the privciples of advertising and its effect. na recent address Mr. Chalmers said: business man to sy that he does not believe in: advertising. Every- one is an advertiser, whether he wapis to be or not clothes, our 'appearance. our'speech, - us, and we cannot deny it. Since you have to advertise, Why not de Advertising is nothing but teaching people ft believe in you : ; it right? likely pet as part of his consort u | dowry. If this programme is cartied | out it will give Scotland the dis- | tinction of being the home of a king | something "the nerthland has not] known since the pretender's days. A DUKE A CLERK. Prince Miguel "of "Braganza is Em-| ployed in a Broker's Office, New York, Jan. 18 ~The Times says News has reached New York that Duke of Vizeu, (Prince Miguel of ganza), who married Miss Anita Ste. wart, has found employment in ai London stock broker's office. A part- per in the firm states that the duke | does the work of an ordinary clerk, | and does it well. He is particuiarly | eager to ft. dharough insight into fin- ancigl affairs "Open Alaska Coal Fields. Olympic, Wash, Jan. 18.--The low-| or In the Washington ture, day, memorializing congress to throw open | the Nlaskn coal fields to immediate eniry and The tion. attrilfites thé - slow aska to Juarding bolding back the by announces that fy onal lay intarosted on account of Advertising While lie was running messages as general manager. "It 18 useless for any and Foon i] : [Qur | manners, our everything we do or say advertises | Stock Exchange, on Tuesday morning, | ests, | { their business, {nt Eldorado promises to be about the 2 [Tord has secured an option at a stat- {mated that there are at least two g- passed a resolution from WILL NAME THE MURDERER [ot Detective Petrosino if Convict Given Pardo, = New York, Jan. 18.--Negotiations are under way which may clear up the mystery of the assassination of Detec- tive- Sergeant Petrosino at Palermo, Italy, in the spring of 1909, while he was collecting evidence to be used in {the deportation of Italian criminals [Fading shelter in this city. A man who knows who killed Pe trosing 'is willing to surrender his knowledge to the authorities for a par- don. This man is & to be Vin- icenzo Morello, a member of the Lupo gang of counterfeiters, who is serving a thirty-year term in the federal pri- son at Atlanta. It 'ia understood he has sent word to friends in this city, asking them to see detectives and act as his agents in negotiating the confession bargain. crn MADAME CURIE CHOSEN Honor . by Academy Sciences, Paris. For of Lspector Duncan DOLE ANGRY Al the Imputations That . They Were Slow. NESBITT ON HIS WAY OUT OF CANADA WHEN WAR- RANTS WERE ISSUED. Inspector of Petortives Says That the Police Acted «& Quickly as Possible--Telegrams Were Sent Out Everywhere. Toronto, Jan. 18.--The lawyers and pecple who are talking so much about the police methods had better ~ mind their own business' and leave the po- lice alone. Inspector of detectives, Walker Duncan, is inclined to be a little angry at the many imputations | | that the police let Dr. Beattie {bitt, W. H. Lindsay and Wishart slip through their fingers. There have | | been Hany comments on the subject,' f the principal eriticisms 'being that he authorities all through the country should have been notified by wire in advance. Inspector Duncan said this morning that the detectives did not lose a moment's time after warrants were issued. From coast to const police officials in various cities and towns were told to watch. Lind: say and Wishart were out of the country when the warrants were is sued and Dr. Beattie was on his way. Hunt at Buffalo for Nesbitt. Buffalo, N.Y., 18. ~Detective In- with several Jan. armed | warrants, spent vesterday here in com- ) MADAME CURIE. Paris, Jan. 17.--~The Academy of Sciences, which seems determined upon the election of Mme, Curie as! a member, despite the fact 'that the | Institute of France has voted other- wise, met yesterday and examined the claims of candidates for the seat of the late M. Gernez. This seat was occupied by the late M. Curie, and was succeeded on his death by M Gernez. After a debate the candi- dates were classified as follows (-- First choice, Mme. Curie; sgeond choice; M.- Berthelodt, M: Pranty, M. Broca, M. Cottin, M. Perot. The elec- tion 'will tdke place on Jan. 23rd. Mme. Curie, with her husband, the late Professor Curie, who discovered radium, has recently announced that she has succeeded in obtaining peffs | radium--hitherto existing only as a salt. She is chief professor in. the faculty of science," Paris University. T0 STOP OPPOSITION BUYING R. AND O. STOCK TO CHOKE COMPANY OFF. Intesonting Story"of What is Doing in Richelieu Shares, and thé Rea- son Why--To Minimize the Ob- jections. Montreal, Jan. 18.--~There was some considerable absorption of Richelieu & Ontario Navigation stock on the following a report that for the past two weeks a strong New York syndi date has been quietly picking up =a { large bifck of the stock. The people behind the reported purchase are said to be Long Sault Development -inter- whose enterprise has been the cause of so much discussion, and which the navigation company claims will, if their "plans are accomplished, |ruin It is mow stated that these Ameri- can financiers, who have over $40,000, - 000 capital for their project, will en- | deavor to minimize the active objec- tions of the R. & 0. company by, if possible, the acquisition of the Riche- lieu property. Two Million Tons of Tale. Madoe, Ont., Jan. 18.--~The tale mine {largest known deposit. W. A. Hunger- ed price of $4,000, and ten cents a tou fray, Mr. Hungeriurd has fo : [trong company to work the mine, od [the property is now paid for in full {and their undisputed possession. They {have also secured some adjacent, pro- !perty' from the township. It is esti- ion tons of tale in the deposit. company contains a number of -- thy United States capitalists who are supplying the most of the funds. Kirin, dnd places having commercial intercourse with The council of ministers met, day, and discussed the matter in Manchuria, and the advies- pany with the local police looking for Dr. Beattie Nesbitt, former president of the Farmers' Pank, but té no avail. The superintendent of police here gives his opinion that the war- rants covered enough charzes to ex- | tradate Nesbitt if he can be located. Thought to be in Wilds. Gravenhurst, Opt,, Jan. 18.--Unless Dr. "Nesbitt neatly doubled on his tracks, the police are making a mis take in looking for Nesbitt in Buffalo | or thereabouts, Several persons have been bound who saw him get on a train at Bola, sad go north to Sud. bury. It is thought here he is in the wilds of Minnesota or Rainy River by this time. May Return if Balled. Toronto, Jan. ~ 18.--That George Wishart is in Buffalo, that Dr. Beattie Nesbitt is just across the border somewhere, and that W. J. Lindsay is in Winnipeg, or thereabouts and that arrangements are pending 'between their friends and the crown authori- ties for heavy bail if they come hack and face the Farmers' Bank charges. This is the summary of to-day's de velopments as told by a man well acquainted with' the inside story of the ease. In the meantime Liquidator Clarkson is proceeding with the in- vestigation into the bank books and there may be more warrants any time. The deal regarding the Keeley mine begins to enter more prominently in- to the case every day. - CAUGHT IN THE ICE. Four Vessels Frozen in Off New| foundland Coast Islands, Nfid., Jan. 18.-A Bay of severe cold wave that a blizzard along the west day caught four vessels in Meadows Cove, and they are now frozen fast in the ice, probably for several months. Thousands of dollars' worth of fishing gear was lost. One of the | vessels caught by the ice is the aux- iliary schooner Constellation, of Gloucester. The names of the other vessels are not reported. The gov- ernment cruiser Fion has left Curling | to render uasistance. Wreck of Owen Sound Express. Toronto, Jan. 18.----A broken rail a short distance west of Bolton caused | the wreck of the C,P.R. Owen Sound express last evening, entailing injuries to about two dozen persons. There were no fatalities, though all the pas- | sengers in the train, numbering over | fifty, were pretty badly and many of them shghily brui The locomotive did not leave the salle but all the coaches turned Stor, and three of them skidded slotig the bank for a distance of twemly yards or] more. Two doctors were hurried from Bolton to the scene of the accident to i an hour actidest, which occurred at 7.30, injured arrived | in the city. Three of those most se- riously burt, William Grifiith, of Meli- ta, 'Manitoba, A. Edwards, coast to- AUSTRALIA SWERS CANADA, Andrew Fisher Points Out Subsidy Clause in Mail Contract, Melbourne, Jan. 17.~Andrew'Fis- ther, premier of Australia, made a | statement, yesterday, concerning the cablegram he received from Sir Wilfrid ; Laurier, in which the latter expressed { regret that. Australia had declined to irenew the Vancouver and Australia mail service, with calls "at Auckland land Sydney. In his message Sir. Wilfrid added that as a consequence of the Common- wealth's attitude Canada had decided to enter into hegotiations with the Union Steamship company, of New Zealand, for a five years' service be ' tween Canada and New Zealand. | Mr. Fisher stated that the ' Austra- lian government did not decline to permit the New Zealand call, but that Australia was unable to enter an arrangement under conditions that would have had the effect of subsidiz- He a trade competitor. He said that the skippiig 'companies for their own profit must establish a service be Jwead Gana / andl Ausitalin provid- ing for calls¥*at ono nlu and the Fi aE the Fiji i | 'CASE OF DUAL PERSONALITY. Nes- | | Prosperous Lawyer Arrested for Begging on the Streets. Baltimore, Jan. 18.--"H there in such a thing as a dual personality in every man, it is shown in this case," said Justice Grannan, in the police court, yesterday, when E. MarshaH Johnson, charged with begging on the street, came before him. Johnson is state's attorney for Grant county, West Virginia, and also counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio railway. Me is editor( and owner of the Grant County Press, a weekly pub- lication, He is thirty-five years old, of refmed appearance and dresses well He was arrested while begging at Baltimore and Hanover streets do you beg on the streets ¥" asked the justice. ; "T don't know," replied Johnson "At times something comes over me and I cannot resist it. Then I go out on the street and beg money." "lI am not going to let you go," said the justice, "because this othe self may get the best of you again." CAPTURED BY STRATEGY. A Huntsville Farmer Kept Police at Bay. Huntsville, Jan. 18. --After keeping police and neighbors away with shot: gun for some months, John Prentiss, a farmer near here, was arrested by strategy, and i¢ lodged in jail await- ing a heari Zon charges of threaten. ing to kill Stahle, and = other crimes. He lived in a shack with his three-year-old daughter, and defied anybody to come near. Finally, he was captured when police, disguised as farmers, went to negotiate the pur chase of hay. LONDON 1 MAN SHOT SISTER. | Mrs. Mary MacRoberts May Die' as Result of Wound. London, Jan. 18. Mrs, Mary Mac- | Roberts, wife of a farmer living near Brampton, is in a critical condition as the result of being shot by her brother Bruce Powell, aged twenty-two years It is alleged that Powell levelled 'a rifle at his mother, and when she hid behind a dor, turned it on his sister, i and fired, the bullet taking effect in her hip, in glancing upward through the stomach and causing a dangerous | wound, : : ANOTHER FATAL COLLISION. | Engineer and Fireman Killed at Oneida, N.Y. Oneida, N.Y., Jan. 18.-The engi neer and fireman were killed and the brakesman is dying as the result of a collision on the New York Central in the heart of this city, this morn jing. All were from Albany. Arrest American as Spy. London, Jan. 18.~Dr, Lloyd Cham- Plain, of Kansas City, Mo., proprietor f the Agricultural Journal, was mis- | Saker for a spy at Guernsey, yester day. and arrested. He was soon re eased. |! Dr. Champlain had visited Fort George carrying a camera. His pre: sence was noted by soldiers who promptly 3 took him into custody and over to the civic police He had mo trouble in convincing the | latter of his identity and the innocence { of his mission. The police apolo- - | gized for the mistake of the mili- | tary. The Late Justice MacMahon. | 'Toronte, Jan. 18.~The Hon. Justice MacMahon, judge of the court of com- { mon pleas, died at his residence, 185 'Beverley street, this morning, at two Wlodk, after an ilinéss of some oh was born in 15836, called to $ bar in 1864, made a Q.C. in 1876 JF of the high tario in 1887, survived one wom, I Arey | MacMahon: Although his illness last- ed for some time, death was quite sudden and resulted from an attack of d------ Dead From Frost Bites, Montreal, Que. Jun. 18.-The fires §etih in Montreal from cold this win ter ocurred morning when poaerh Moran, an old man, with no. home, who was taken to the general hapital ith hands and feet frozen, ™~ Ww E \THER PROB. ABILITIES. T B. 18. 10 am --Otisws pper Sf. Lawrence Fine Thursday Housewives Attention Clearing Sale Of all our Big Stock of BLANKETS and Comibriables JUST--AT--A-TIME need good, warm comes the Dargains of the Year must go. BLANKETS AND COMFORTABLES At exactly Mill Prices. when you Bed Clothing All " READ THIS LIST. WHITE WOOL BLANKETS. $3.50 $4.5 $5. $7. . 2.50 . $3.25 .« BRTS . 84.50 qualities at qualities at qualities at. qualities at "Why | BLANKETS. qualities at qualities at qualities at GREY 2.50 $3.00 $3.50 : COMFORTERS. $1.50 $2.00 $2.25 $3.00 $3.50 qualities at qualities at qualities qualities qualities at 81.50 S108 £2.00 . $2.50 FLANELETTE BLANKETS. $1.25 and $1.50 qualities at $1.00 and $1.25, DON'T FORGET THE TIME (TO. MORROW) AND THE PLACE. STEACY'S MARRIED, LATURNEY --On Wednes Ay 18th 1011, at high noon 1 George's Cathedrs b Rev 'anon Bare, M.A. CT Jennie Laturr sectnd daughter ~of ihe late Laturney, and A ra Laturney Johnson Bireet Donald James Waller, of Pitt burg WALLER day ROBE RT J. REI D, The Leading Undertaker, "Phone B77. 230 Princess Street, JAMES REID The Old Firm of Undertake 254 and 256 PRINCESS STREET. "Phone 147 for Ambulance. TAKE NOTICE. Gas Heaters, Coal Heaters Happy Thoughts, Oxfords and other Cook Stoves. Will sell these at a re- duction now at TURK'S. "Phone 708 Our Record Coffee Year Coffee sold in 1910 ... Coffee sold in-1809 ..., 6, alsa 7.450 lbs 260 Ibs Increase 1910 1,080 1bs All strictly our own grinding. No outside brands in cluded. These figures speak louder than words, and we are proud of them. Have you tried this_good Coffe of ours? Jas. Redden & Co. IMPORTERS OF rive GROCERIES, CAN'T LIVE AS A ( LERGYMAY, Shiary Not Sufficient to Support Family. Mount Clemens, Mich, caring that he in unable his family of four on a Horgyman i salary, Rev, K. W. Molean has decid ed to resign the pastorate of the Fi ir Baptist « church here, In explaining his decision 10 Ube Baptist instore" Union, of Detroit, he said that five vears ago, when be abandoned the practics of medicion and entered the ministry be owned a horse, surrey, and cow, and wae free from debt. Now he had not onky os his property, but was £200 #6 debt i He had practically decided to ! sume the practice of medicine, st i temporarily, i» Ie 0 support Jan, = runt > i A great reduction in price in resdy- | made clothing, gents' furnishings and | clothing madeto-order, at Prevost's, ~4 Brock street, to mike room for spring ! importations. Canada's ppresntative attended the dinner of thy diplomatic oorps nt Washington for the first time in bia - Rergeant Loangifla tary. Quartermaster shooting st Frederict mn, suicided by xB $1.10 roasting and ~ i i EO RE a ---------------- EE